Ireland has created a very specific model of economic development since the 1960s based on networking ourselves into global supply chains. Foreign direct investment is the engine for the progress of the state. It has evolved into a much more financialised and tech-driven services. In this column I’d like to propose a further evolution.   Beginning in the 1960s, Ireland focused on bringing capacity into Ireland by any and all means. Tax policy, land policy, education policy, whatever had to change to accommodate the needs of foreign capital was changed. The Telesis report of 1982 recommended more of a focus on…

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